In the car.
"Go and check the place out. See if there's any problem with it. I keep thinking that Sarah Shen's invitation for lunch has some sort of malicious intent. I mean, how could she allow herself to fall into the river without reason?"
Linda passed Nelson the card which Sarah Shen gave her just now and asked him to check the restaurant on it.
On top of the card was the address where Sarah Shen invited them for lunch.
"All right, My Lady!" Nelson nodded. Since Nelson was also Linda and Lily's driver at the moment, to ensure their safety, he didn't want to make the call while driving. He momentarily parked the car along the curb and then called someone to check the restaurant.
"I also feel weird about the place. It seems like an isolated one. Only a few people go there. And how could she suddenly appear and fall into the river near us?"
"I think it's stupid of her to fall into the river. She should have found someone else, like a servant, to do it for her, " Linda shrugged her shoulders and shook her head. She was almost brought into tears by her enemy's foolishness.
"Hahaha!" Lily laughed uncontrollably.
Sarah Shen went to change clothes, so Linda and the others arrived at the restaurant first.
The restaurant was called "Town of Fish".
It looked good.
A moment after Linda had stepped inside the place, somebody came over to greet her, "Are you Lady Nalan?"
Linda was a bit surprised and then nodded.
"Lady Shen told us to wait for you here. This way, please, Lady Nalan."
It turned out that Sarah had booked the restaurant in advance. But it was strange that there was no one else apart from Linda and her group in the restaurant. How could there be no one else here?
"Does no one usually come at noon? Why is the place so quiet?" Linda asked as she followed him upstairs.
"Actually, Lady Shen had reserved the whole restaurant for lunch to cater to you important guests."
Linda understood and then continued up the stairs.
Sarah hadn't arrived yet, so they didn't order either. After all, it was Sarah's treat. Linda decided to wait for Sarah to order and to see what she wanted to do.
Now, the best option for her was to adapt to how the situation would go.
"My Lady, I've asked someone to check the restaurant. There's nothing special about it. It's just a place to eat various kinds of fish in various ways."
"There must be more to it than that!"
'Did Sarah want to poison the dishes to kill me?' Linda thought about it, but she believed that Sarah couldn't be that stupid to do such thing.
While they were waiting for Sarah to arrive, Linda called Anna on her cellphone. She didn't know what Sarah had up her sleeves, so she decided to be prepared.
"Anna, I want to know that is there anything that can make people fart? Preferably an edible thing that's easy to get."
Although Anna didn't understand why Linda had asked such strange question, she still answered, "Yes, there are a lot, such as soybeans. Having it would result in farting! Why are you asking about this?"
"Lily and I went to a botanical garden to sketch this morning. Now, guess who we ran into?"
"Who? Could it be Young Master Mu?"
As soon as she entered the room, Sarah apologized, "I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting for long. I went home to change my clothes which took some time."
Linda shook her head with smile, "It's okay, Lady Shen. It's not your fault."
"Now let's eat. The dishes here are very special. They are all fish. Lady Nalan, do you like eating fish?"
"I don't hate it."
They chatted randomly. Then, Anna also arrived.
In order to prevent Sarah from recognizing her, Anna wore a cap and a mask. Even though Sarah had never met Anna before, perhaps Amy had previously mentioned her to Sarah.
She wore the disguise just in case.
However, Sarah really didn't know anything about Anna. She felt a little strange about her arrival, but she didn't ask.
"We have planned to have lunch with a friend this noon. Since now we've come here to have lunch with you, I asked her to come over. Do you mind, Lady Shen?" Linda asked with a smile.
The question put Sarah in an awkward position. How could she say no? She shook her head and said, "I don't mind. Let's eat together. The more, the merrier."
Then Anna sat beside Linda.
Soon, the waiters began to serve the dishes, which had already been prepared because the restaurant was only serving one table at noon that day.
Sarah was the hostess of this feast, so the servers couldn't lay the food on the table until she had arrived.
"The specialty of this restaurant is fish. It's very delicious. I frequently visit this restaurant. Have a taste, Lady Nalan."
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